Jaindl Properties has offered Lehigh County roughly $13,000 for a little more than 800 square feet of plaza area outside the Seventh Street county government center.

The 859 square feet adjacent to the Jaindl-owned Lehigh Valley Trust Co. building would become part of a planned event venue. While the building is part of the Allentown neighborhood improvement zone, the plaza portion is not.

Jaindl Properties bought the dormant building nine years ago, long before there was talk of a NIZ or Allentown renaissance.

Lehigh County Commissioners applauded the reuse of a historic building for something other than office space.

Jaindl representatives said the facility would seat between 150 and 250 people, and they expect to book between 50 and 100 events a year, including weddings and corporate events.

The rear of the trust building faces the plaza between the county government center and the Hamilton Financial Center, which is also county-owned. Jaindl will use the space for a second entrance and for an elevator at the new event facility.

A Facebook page for a venue at that address indicates they expect construction to wrap up by September and be open for business in October. The venue, called Vault 634, boasts a marble dancing floor, crystal chandeliers, Victorian stained glass ceiling and basement cocktail lounge.